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Goals Toward Pursuing a Graduate Degree in Nursing The opportunity to continue education provides nurses with the ability to expand knowledge of disease processes integrate research into practice and engage in healthcare leadership roles These are goals I hope to incorporate in my own practice as a future nurse practitioner The University of Alabama at Birmingham s Graduate School of Nursing clearly defines values that align with my goals influencing my decision to pursue a degree in Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner According to the University of Alabama at Birmingham s Graduate School of Nursing website outcomes of this program include providing ethical care in the advanced nursing role both independently and collaboratively synthesizing research to provide evidence based care in healthcare and facilitating leadership in quality improvement Craig n d The clear alignment of my career goals and those referenced program outcomes influenced my decision to apply to this graduate program As an intensive care nurse I have engaged in quality improvement projects on our unit to change practice One project I led on my unit involved educating nurses to administer antibiotics with secondary tubing to ensure adult patients receive complete doses of intravenous antibiotics McLaughlin 2016 I wish to continue my engagement in quality improvement projects and leadership roles within my practice as a nurse practitioner
